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General Surgery waiting times at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Incomplete pathways · Data: June 2026 · Source: NHS England RTT statistics · full trust profile

On the waiting list
4,664
Seen within 18 weeks
70.6%
Typical (median) wait
10.5 wks
Waiting over a year
25
Waiting over 65 weeks
1
Waiting over 78 weeks
1
Seen within 18 weeks
General Surgery · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%70.6%74.9%April 202178.7%May 202178.4%June 202175.0%July 202175.4%August 202171.2%September 202168.8%October 202166.1%November 202161.2%December 202156.0%January 202250.1%February 202255.1%March 202238.8%April 202339.5%May 202338.4%June 202338.3%July 202339.1%August 202339.0%September 202343.6%October 202348.8%November 202348.1%December 202350.5%January 202453.6%February 202453.4%March 202456.7%April 202457.4%May 202456.6%June 202456.3%July 202457.2%August 202459.3%September 202461.4%October 202460.0%November 202456.7%December 202454.9%January 202554.2%February 202555.4%March 202556.2%April 202558.2%May 202560.3%June 202560.8%July 202560.3%August 202560.0%September 202556.7%October 202556.9%November 202557.4%December 202554.3%January 202652.2%February 202660.7%March 202663.9%April 202666.6%May 202670.6%June 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for general surgery patients who started treatment in June 2026 — not those still waiting. The wait shown is how long they had waited before treatment started. It is typically longer than the current waiting-list figure above, because it includes people who were finally treated after a long wait.

Admitted (needed a hospital admission)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
18.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
50.0%
Patients treated
124
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
10.9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
68.1%
Patients treated
570
in June 2026

Source: NHS England RTT statistics, completed (admitted/non-admitted) pathways. About this data

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